Pericles

E., a funerary ritual was held to honor those who were killed during the first of the Peloponnesian wars. Pericles, the leader of Athens at the time, was chosen by the state to give a speech in honor of those lost in battle. Reading the oration of Pericles we realize it is not just a eulogy but is in fact more than that. This leads one to ask, what is the purpose of this speech that Pericles gave to his nation? In addition to paying tribute to the deceased and their ancestors he took this…

Athenians. He speaks about how Athenian ctizens work for the greater good of the city by will, rather than by force. According to Pericles, a good citizen participates fully in public debate. Athenians had games and religious festivals throughout the year, and their homes were beautiful. The speech honors the ancestors who built this city and their support of the say of many. Pericles says that in speaking of the greatness of the city, he the greatness of the soldiers. Another topic was that…

Compare and Contrast: Pericles and Lycurgus Throughout history there have been leaders who greatly impacted their civilization. Pericles and Lycurgus’ leadership abilities, compared and contrasted as the two corresponded in the leading of their city-states of Athens and Sparta. As well as their impact on them politically and socially. When comparing Pericles and Lycurgus, the two leaders from rivaling city-states, related in multiple ways. To begin, both leaders impacted their city-states…

The Pericles Funeral Oration influenced the United States Bill of Rights. Pericles delivered his famous speech during the Peloponnesian War. His purpose for the speech was to honor the fallen soldiers and to inspire the people of Athens to keep on fighting. The principles for the Funeral Oration that influenced the United States Bill of Rights are personal freedom, rule by majority, and the right to get ahead through ability rather than social class. The Pericles Funeral Oration influenced the…

was chosen by the city for his intellectual gifts as well as his reputation within the society. After the first year of the Peloponnesian war, Pericles was chosen to speak at the funeral oration for the men who had died in the first year of combat. He used this occasion to ornate on the different aspects of Athenian democracy and also talks about…

Pericles, meaning surrounded by glory, was best known in history as a strategos, statesman, and well known orator during the Golden Age of Athens. Pericles not only promoted the arts and made Athens a thriving center for all aspiring artists, but he oversaw the rise of the democratic government which prominently changed Athens. His influence on Athens may not have been so ample had he not grown up in such a providing home. Pericles was born around 495 BCE to Xanthippus, a statesman, and Agariste…

In the History of the Peloponnesian War, Thucydides recreates Pericles’ well-known funeral oration that was given at the end of the first year of the war. Funeral orations were traditionally delivered to honor the fallen in Athen’s many wars and campaigns against other countries. Thucydides remarks on this tradition, claiming that, “[the chosen orator] makes an appropriate speech in praise of the dead.” (2,34). Pericles’ oration differs from the typical arrangement of Athenian funeral speeches,…

Pericles and the re-build of the Acropolis Question One- Pericles was the leader and General of Athens during the so called Golden Ages (A golden age is a period in a field of endeavour when great tasks were accomplished. ) He was born 495 B.C in Athens, Greece and died in 429 B.C. Pericles ruled during 461-429 B.C. after Ephialtes and was described as a brilliant general, orator, patron of the arts and politician—”the first citizen” of democratic Athens, according to the historian Thucydides.…

by a top Athenian citizen. Even though, Thucydides records the speech from Pericles in first person, there can be some uncertainty that he wrote every single thing Pericles. Thucydides himself says that the speeches are not exact, but are meant to symbolize the key thoughts of what was said. Pericles was perhaps one of the most important and powerful Greek statesman, speaker and general during the Peloponnesian war. Pericles' funeral oration comes from Thucydides' History of the Peloponnesian…

Pericles’ Vision Realized: The New Acropolis The original Greek Acropolis, built in Ancient Greece on a large hill overlooking the city of Athens, as seen in Figure 1, was a temple built in honor of the Goddess Athena in hopes that she would protect the city and its residents. In the years 280-279 B.C., the Acropolis is sacked and ruined by the Persians during the Persian Wars. When Pericles comes to power in 461 B.C., he rebuilds the Acropolis in order to commemorate Athens’ victory over…